blackballed
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blackballed, past tense; blackballs, 3rd person singular present; blackballing, present participle; blackballed, past participle;
/ˈblakˌbôl/,
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blackballed, past tense; blackballs, 3rd person singular present; blackballing, present participle; blackballed, past participle;
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Reject (someone, usually a candidate applying to become a member of a private club), typically by means of a secret ballot
- - her husband was blackballed when he tried to join the country club
Web Definitions:
- Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story is a 2004 film by Brant Sersen in his directorial debut, written by Brian Steinberg and Brant Sersen. It is an improvisational comedy set in the world of paintball. ...
- Blackballing is a rejection in a traditional form of secret ballot, where a white ball or ballot constitutes a vote in support and a black ball signifies opposition. ...
- (Blackballing) the practice of collusion between parties to exclude a particular person from a particular profession. Considered unacceptable today, it was common during the time of McCarthyism, even in Hollywood.
- black-listed, boycotted